<p>Madrid: Spain's High Court said on Thursday it had found former soccer federation boss Luis Rubiales guilty of <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/sexual-assault">sexual assault</a> for kissing player Jenni Hermoso without her consent, and set a fine of over 10,000 euros ($10,434.00), but acquitted him of coercion.</p><p>Prosecutors had sought a prison sentence for Rubiales in a case that sparked a debate in Spain about sexism in women's football and wider Spanish society.</p><p>"The ruling bans Rubiales from going within a 200-meter radius of Hermoso and from communicating with her for one year," the court said in a statement.</p><p>Rubiales, 47, was accused of sexual assault for kissing Hermoso on the mouth. He was also accused - along with three other former soccer federation officials - of attempting to then coerce her into saying the kiss, at the 2023 World Cup awards ceremony in Sydney, was consensual.</p><p>A lawyer for Hermoso was not immediately available for comment.</p>
<p>Madrid: Spain's High Court said on Thursday it had found former soccer federation boss Luis Rubiales guilty of <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/sexual-assault">sexual assault</a> for kissing player Jenni Hermoso without her consent, and set a fine of over 10,000 euros ($10,434.00), but acquitted him of coercion.</p><p>Prosecutors had sought a prison sentence for Rubiales in a case that sparked a debate in Spain about sexism in women's football and wider Spanish society.</p><p>"The ruling bans Rubiales from going within a 200-meter radius of Hermoso and from communicating with her for one year," the court said in a statement.</p><p>Rubiales, 47, was accused of sexual assault for kissing Hermoso on the mouth. He was also accused - along with three other former soccer federation officials - of attempting to then coerce her into saying the kiss, at the 2023 World Cup awards ceremony in Sydney, was consensual.</p><p>A lawyer for Hermoso was not immediately available for comment.</p>